Awhile back I posted about first discovering the Mexican, Gustavo Arellano. I recently finished reading his new book, Orange County: A Personal History . As I said in my previous post, Orange County isn't a place I'd naturally want to read about, but since I'd so enjoyed Ask a Mexican , I...
Barely a day has gone by since I began working for the library that I haven't found at least one book that looks interesting. Sometimes I just pass by them, other times I write down the title and author for later. Other times, I go ahead and check the book out; never mind the stack of books already...